Dr.Atshara v. The Medical Counselling Committee (Mcc)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated: 27.03.2025 Coram:
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE N.MALA WP.No.204 of 2025 and WMP.No's.3717 and 220 of 2025 Dr. Atshara ... Petitioner Vs.
1. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, Rajpath Area, Central Secretariat, New Delhi- 110 108.
2. The National Board of Examination in Medical Science (NBEMS), Medical Enclave, Ansari Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Ring Road, New Delhi- 110 029.
3. The District Hospital, Andhra Pradesh District Hospital, Atmakur, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh- 524 322.
4. National Medical Commission, Rep. by its Secretary, Pocket -14, Sector- 8, Dwaraka Phase -I, New Delhi- 110 077.
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Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to restore the admitted seat to the petitioner granted by the 1st respondent in the 3rd respondent college or allocate a seat for the petitioner in a government institute for the Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DGO) course in and around Tamil Nadu, as only southern states was preferable choices of the petitioner in round 1 AIQ by providing equitable compensation seat through investigation and rectify the errors in admission status and seat withdrawal procedures done in an arbitrary manner. For Petitioner : Mr.A.V.Bharathi For Respondents : Mr.K.Srinivasamoorthy SPCCG, for R1 M/s.R.Thirunavukarasu memo dt. 13/2/2025 for R2 No appearance for R3 M/s. Shubharanjani Ananth for R4
ORDER
The petitioner filed the above writ petition for issuance of a direction to restore the admitted seat to the petitioner granted by the 1st respondent in the 3rd respondent college and to allot a seat in any Government institute for Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DGO) course in and around Tamil Nadu. 2 / 6
2. When the matter was taken up for hearing on 07.01.2025, this court passed an interim order, directing the respondents to reserve one seat for the petitioner in the Government Institute for the Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DGO) course, pending disposal of the writ petition.
3. When the matter was taken up for hearing on 14.02.2025, the learned counsel for the 1st respondent pursuant to the above order of this court, produced a provisional admission letter, whereunder the petitioner was allotted a seat in (NBEMS-DIPLOMA) Obstetrics and Gynaecology in General Hospital Arakalagud Road, Holenarasipura Taluk, Hassan District, Karnataka. The learned counsel for the 1st respondent submitted that in the light of the aforesaid provisional admission letter nothing remained for adjudication in the writ petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner joined the course in pursuance of the provisional allotment order issued by the 1st respondent, but prayed for two weeks time to the petitioner to complete the prescribed admission formalities.
4. When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel for 3 / 6
the 1st respondent submitted that in the online portal of the respondent, the allotment granted to the petitioner was uploaded and therefore nothing further remains to be done towards admission formalities. The learned counsel for the petitioner conceded that nothing further remains to be done and submitted that the prayer in the writ petition has become infructuous. In the light of the submissions of the learned counsels, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. However, there shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected writ miscellaneous petitions are closed. 27.03.2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No dsn 4 / 6
To
1. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, Rajpath Area, Central Secretariat, New Delhi- 110 108.
2. The National Board of Examination in Medical Science (NBEMS), Medical Enclave, Ansari Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Ring Road, New Delhi- 110 029.
3. The District Hospital, Andhra Pradesh District Hospital, Atmakur, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh- 524 322.
4. The Secretary, National Medical Commission, Pocket -14 Sector- 8, Dwaraka Phase -I, New Delhi- 110 077.
N.MALA,J.
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